葉 means “leaf”

は · ha

Also: plane, lobe, needle

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

は

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヨウ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 12 strokes

The story

Autumn leaves turn crimson and gold. Momiji viewing rivals cherry blossom season in Japan.

Also the word for "word" in some poetic contexts

Its parts

• 艹 Grass/plant · Top
• 世 World/generation · Center
• 木 Tree · Bottom

The plant part (艹) on a tree (木) spanning generations (世): leaves

Words with 葉

• 茶葉 (ちゃば, chaba): tea leaves

More from Nature's Poetry

• 鳥 bird
• 土 earth
• 雷 thunder
• 海 sea
• 雲 cloud
• 野 field
• 光 light
• 谷 valley
• 竹 bamboo
• 草 grass
• 池 pond
• 砂 sand

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.